This course is intended for professional developers who have 1 or more years of experience creating applications for a production environment.

Overview

About this Course

This course will teach you advanced programming practices and techniques that will help you develop Windows Store apps. In this course, you will learn how design and develop Windows Store apps, as well as implement advanced features, such as using location information, streaming media to external devices, and integrating with online services. You will also learn how to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and Expression Blend tools.

Windows Azure is required or used as part of the lab for this course, which may not be available in all countries. Please check with your Microsoft training provider that this cloud service is available in your area. Training Providers please reference the course setup guide for more details.

Course Outline

Module 1: Windows Store App Essentials

This module provides an overview of the Windows 8.1 user experience and features, Windows Store apps, and the new user interface. You will review the process of developing apps using HTML to create the user interface, and the WinRT API to interact with the platform.

Lessons

Review Windows Store App Essentials

Review Windows Store App Essentials – Under the Hood

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the Windows 8.1 platform, architecture, and features.

Outline the process of creating user interfaces with HTML.

Explain the new WinRT API model.

Describe the basics of working with files, implementing contracts, showing notifications, and deploying your app to the Windows Store.

Module 2: Implementing Animations and Transitions

This module covers the following techniques for creating animations in Windows Store apps:

The built-in WinJS.UI.Animation namespace

CSS3 @keyframes

CSS3 transitions and transformations

In this module, you will learn about the WinJS.UI.Animation namespace and CSS3 animations. By using animations in Windows Store apps, you can improve the user experience. This module also introduces the limitations of animations, and explains best practices for using them.

Lessons

Implementing Animations

Working with Transitions and Transformations

Lab : Implementing Animations, Transitions, and Transformations

Creating Animations in a Windows Store App

Creating Transitions and Transformations in a Windows StoreApp

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement animations by using theWinJS.UI.Animationnamespace and CSS3@keyframes.

Implement animations by using transitions and transformations.

Module 3: Implementing Globalization and Localization

Windows 8.1 supports over 100 languages, with a potential reach of 4.5 billion people. You can sell Windows Store apps in over 200 markets. When you design an app for globalization and localization, it can reach a wide audience. Globalization prepares an app for a global audience. This involves changing culture-specific elements of the user interface, such as dates, times, currencies, languages, and more. Localization takes globalization further by supporting specific languages, cultures, and regions. You should always globalize an app before you localize it.

This module explains how you can add branding to your app, and how to add a branded splash screen to it, which improves the user experience when they load the app.

Lessons

Introduction to Branding

Customizing the Splash Screen

Branding the UI of Your App

Lab : Branding and a Seamless UI

Creating a Customized Splash Screen

Branding a Windows Store App

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the purpose and functionality of branding.

Customize a splash screen for a Windows Store app.

Brand a Windows Store app.

Module 5: Advanced Data Scenarios in a Windows Store App

In this module, you will explore the new file storage capabilities of Windows 8.1 and learn how to use them in the apps that you build. You will also see how to design and implement more efficient data storage through caching and how to set up file extensions, associations, and compression.

Lessons

Implementing Storage Options for a Windows Store App

Implementing Data Caching

Advanced File Functionality

Lab : Caching Data

Caching Data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use file storage in a Windows Store app.

Explain what data caching is, and how to use it in a Windows Store app.

Implement advanced file functionality by setting up file extensions and associations and compressing files in an app.

Module 6: Creating Reusable Controls and Components

In this module, you will learn how the Windows Library for JavaScript (WinJS) provides a rich set of controls, such as the ListView, FlipView, and AppBar controls. You can use these controls to create functional apps. If the built-in controls do not provide the functionality you need, you can create your own custom controls and reuse them in any other apps, like a built-in control.

You will also learn how to extend the Windows Runtime (WinRT) by exposing existing or new libraries to Windows Store apps. You can create custom WinRT components that can be used from any other supported programming language (C#, VB.NET, C++, or JavaScript).

Lessons

Working with Custom Controls

Creating and Using WinRT Components

Lab : Creating Reusable Controls and Components

Create and Use a Custom Control

Use a WinRT Component

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create and use custom controls.

Use custom WinRT components.

Module 7: Implementing Advanced Contract Scenarios

This module describes how to use two new contracts:

The Print contract enables interaction with printing devices.

The Play To contract enables media sharing with other devices, such as television sets.

This module also describes how to integrate the contacts and calendar appointments managed by the operating system with a Windows Store app, creating new contacts and calendar appointments, updating and deleting existing ones.

Lastly, you will learn how to take advantage of several convenient Windows 8.1 APIs to provide exciting, user-friendly features in your apps. Windows RT has native APIs for working with PDF files, creating screenshots of your app, and generating speech from text through speech synthesis.

Lab : The Windows Push Notification Service

Module 9: Capturing Media

In this module, you will learn how to include media capturing functionality in your app. Learning to use the media capturing APIs of Windows 8.1 can be a key element in creating an exciting and successful app.

Lessons

Using CameraCaptureUI to Capture Pictures, Video and Audio

Using MediaCapture to Capture Pictures, Video, or Audio

Lab : Capturing Media

Capturing Video by Using the CameraCaptureUI API

Capturing an Image by Using the MediaCapture API

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use theCameraCaptureUIAPI to capture pictures, videos and audio.

Use theMediaCaptureAPI to capture pictures, videos and audio.

Module 10: Background Tasks

This module explains how to create, register, and use background tasks for Windows Store apps.

Lessons

Creating Background Tasks

Using Background Tasks in a Windows Store App

Lab : Background Tasks

Transfer Files in the Background

Create and Consume a Background Task

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create background tasks for your Windows Store app.

Use background tasks in your Windows Store app.

Module 11: Working with Sensors and Devices

This module describes some of the sensors and devices available to a Windows Store app and explains how to access them from your Windows Store app.

Lessons

Working with Sensors

Working with Devices

Lab : Working with Sensors and Devices

Using the SimpleOrientationSensor

Using Location Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Discover and access sensors and act upon sensor data from a Windows Store app.

Discover and interact with devices from a Windows Store app.

Module 12: Generating Revenue with Your App

This module will introduce you to the options you have, as a developer, to increase revenue with your Windows Store apps.

Module 13: Securing Windows Store App Data

In this module, you will learn how to create a secure application that is secure at the client and server side, and how to protect data.

Lessons

Managing Windows Authentication

Managing Web Authentication

Encryption in a Windows Store App

Lab : Securing Windows Store App Data

Using ACS Authentication

Encrypting User Information

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage Windows authentication.

Manage web authentication.

Encrypt data.

Module 14: Tracing and Profiling Windows Store Apps

In this module, you will learn the techniques that will help you analyze your code for potential issues, create run time logs efficiently, and diagnose various types of performance problems in your Windows Store app.

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